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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | October 16, 1977 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6056 |
| Named after | Donatello |
| Alternate name(s) | 2318 T-3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.3208695 |
| Peri | 2.1048183 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2241285 |
| Orbital period | 1632.0581927 |
| Mean anomaly | 71.10913 |
| Inclination | 3.17786 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 224.26166 |
| Argument of peri | 11.89202 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
6056 Donatello (2318 T-3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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